The financial crisis forced a change in government in many democratic countries in the world, e.g. the United States, United Kingdom or France. In others it led to stabilization of the government, like in Germany. That raises the question, if...

The mission of conquering space has been gradually delegated from government agencies to private companies since the start of this century. For-profit companies such as Virgin Galactic and SpaceX are expected to find new funding and novel...

“Every achievement contains within its success the seeds of future problems,” said James A. Baker III, the US Secretary of State who formally oversaw the end of the Cold War. A quarter of a century later, this statement has been borne out by...